Erode: Due to rain and strong wind 550 . more damaged than banana nearby plants Gobichettipalayam In End districts of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Tuesday.
Framer M Saminathan, 45, K Kasipalayam About 500 banana plants were lost. Saminathan said that he is growing banana plants on his three acres of land. “I have grown ‘Nethiram’ banana plants on my land,” he said.
The farmer said that he was struggling for almost 13 months to bring the banana plants to the harvesting stage. “I spent about Rs 2 lakh on this, and I will sell the banana for Rs 3 lakh after the harvest,” he said, adding that the rain had broken all his calculations.
Farmers from nearby villages also suffered minor losses. He has demanded the district administration to get compensation at the earliest.
“Erode district received 356.8 mm of rain from Monday night to Tuesday morning, when the district average was 20.9 mm,” a Met official said. that she said sathyamangalam The maximum rainfall was 83 mm, while nambiyur 60 mm was obtained in Gobichettipalayam taluk. Gobichettipalayam town received 18.4 mm of rain.
Framer M Saminathan, 45, K Kasipalayam About 500 banana plants were lost. Saminathan said that he is growing banana plants on his three acres of land. “I have grown ‘Nethiram’ banana plants on my land,” he said.
The farmer said that he was struggling for almost 13 months to bring the banana plants to the harvesting stage. “I spent about Rs 2 lakh on this, and I will sell the banana for Rs 3 lakh after the harvest,” he said, adding that the rain had broken all his calculations.
Farmers from nearby villages also suffered minor losses. He has demanded the district administration to get compensation at the earliest.
“Erode district received 356.8 mm of rain from Monday night to Tuesday morning, when the district average was 20.9 mm,” a Met official said. that she said sathyamangalam The maximum rainfall was 83 mm, while nambiyur 60 mm was obtained in Gobichettipalayam taluk. Gobichettipalayam town received 18.4 mm of rain.
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